[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"faction-/factions/adeptus-custodes":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"date":84,"description":85,"extension":86,"faction":87,"heroImage":88,"hex":89,"intro":90,"lastUpdated":84,"meta":91,"navigation":92,"path":93,"seo":94,"stem":95,"system":96,"__hash__":97},"factions/factions/adeptus-custodes.md","How to Paint Adeptus Custodes",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":76},"minimark",[9,13,18,21,25,28,45,49,52,56],[10,11,12],"p",{},"Custodes are a small, elite army where every model is a centrepiece, so it is worth slowing down and getting the gold to look genuinely rich. The low model count means you can spend the time that a horde army never allows.",[14,15,17],"h2",{"id":16},"the-signature-look","The signature look",[10,19,20],{},"Almost entirely gold armour with red and black detailing, blue or red plumes, and ornate trim. The gold has to carry the model, so depth - dark recesses up to bright highlights - is everything.",[14,22,24],{"id":23},"painting-the-gold","Painting the gold",[10,26,27],{},"Two approaches:",[29,30,31,39],"ul",{},[32,33,34,38],"li",{},[35,36,37],"strong",{},"Metallic gold (easier)."," Basecoat a rich gold, shade heavily with a brown/sepia wash plus targeted dark recesses, then highlight edges with brighter gold and a final silver touch on the sharpest points. The contrast between deep brown recesses and bright edges is what sells it.",[32,40,41,44],{},[35,42,43],{},"Non-metallic metal, NMM (advanced)."," Paint the \"metal\" with browns, yellows and creams to fake reflections. Stunning but time-consuming - save it for characters.",[14,46,48],{"id":47},"accents","Accents",[10,50,51],{},"Red and black panels, gilded laurels, and coloured plumes break up the gold. Keep them clean and deliberate - on such a rich base, sloppy accents stand out.",[14,53,55],{"id":54},"tips-and-common-mistakes","Tips and common mistakes",[29,57,58,64,70],{},[32,59,60,63],{},[35,61,62],{},"Shade gold deeply."," Flat gold looks like brass; deep recesses make it look like gold.",[32,65,66,69],{},[35,67,68],{},"Take your time."," With so few models, each one deserves character-level effort.",[32,71,72,75],{},[35,73,74],{},"Vary the metallics."," A slightly different gold on trim vs plates adds richness.",{"title":77,"searchDepth":78,"depth":78,"links":79},"",2,[80,81,82,83],{"id":16,"depth":78,"text":17},{"id":23,"depth":78,"text":24},{"id":47,"depth":78,"text":48},{"id":54,"depth":78,"text":55},"2026-06-28","How to paint Adeptus Custodes - rich gold armour done properly with metallics or non-metallic gold, plus red accents and a small elite model count.","md","Adeptus Custodes","/images/factions/adeptus-custodes.webp","#b8860b","Rich gold armour, done with metallics or NMM",{},true,"/factions/adeptus-custodes",{"title":5,"description":85},"factions/adeptus-custodes","40k","OlQL51zH8B_qpY5fXvsf0xhJzxZ12vBeZNuaUzRC5Qo"]